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That Onix you receive for Bellsprout in the beginning of SS (Violet City, name is Rocky, I believe) works wonders as an HM slave. Strength, Rock Smash, and Rock Climb. Surf is given as an attack move to my water type, Waterfall given to my Red Gyarados, Flash and Cut to Bellsprout, and Whirlpool to some useless generic water type I can catch.

Surf isn't much of a problem for me, as I specialize in special moves (I hate the physical move affecting abilities, flame body, poison point, aftermath e.t.c.) and I like water starters, swampert being my favourite. I use Radicate and Bibarel, as they accomodate all the Hm's

That Onix you receive for Bellsprout in the beginning of SS (Violet City, name is Rocky, I believe) works wonders as an HM slave. Strength, Rock Smash, and Rock Climb. Surf is given as an attack move to my water type, Waterfall given to my Red Gyarados, Flash and Cut to Bellsprout, and Whirlpool to some useless generic water type I can catch.

I can confirm his name is Rocky. He's currently a Steelix in my party on SS. I may use HM slaves if I get another game, but it's unlikely.

I once used peliper for waterfall, surf and fly. I have seen empoleon used for rock climb, surf, waterfall and rock smash (or something like that.) I have used a golem for rock climb, rock smash and dig. (Yes, I know that dig isn't an hm.) Linoone is also a great HM slave, and it has pickup.

I once used peliper for waterfall, surf and fly. I have seen empoleon used for rock climb, surf, waterfall and rock smash (or something like that.) I have used a golem for rock climb, rock smash and dig. (Yes, I know that dig isn't an hm.) Linoone is also a great HM slave, and it has pickup.

Nowadays, all of my pokemon battle and have one or two HM's

i have a few questions about that ability, pickup - if you have 2 or more pokemon with that ability, do they all have a chance to pick up an item? and will pickup find items after any battle that generates EXP - so, including battles with cynthia, cheren, morimoto, trainers in the battle court and stadium in nimbasa, and even the elite 4 etc. as well as in the wild?

and agreed on linoone, he's not very useful competitively but he's a cool little pokemon nonetheless, and with pickup and the ability to learn a bunch of HMs too, he makes a great in-game pokemon to have with you;

anyway, i wanted to add a discovery i made, which isn't entirely about HMs, but it involves a pokemon that can carry a bunch of useful in-game moves, one of which used to be a HM, so it kind of counts - breloom! first the ex-HM; he can learn flash, which is virtually a HM in white and black, or perhaps should be, since i can recall at LEAST 2 caves which need flash; ok, you could probably find your way without flash, but that sentence requires the addendum 'eventually'. secondly, additionally, it can also be an excellent catcher; it learns spore, and can also learn false swipe!

In my first Playthrough, I didn't use a HM Slave. All my 'mons had an HM. Rock Smash in Infernape, Rock Climb in Giratina (!), Surf and Waterfall in Floatzel, Fly in Staraptor, Cut in Roserade and Strenght in Luxray.

I don't know if the HM were in these 'mons exactly, but it's close to this.

I do at the beginning of the game. Then around the third badge or so, I put it in the PC. I try to teach Pokemon on my team one HM per Pokemon.
(I try not to give any HM's to the Starter, unless it's the Water Starter)

Hm...I don't actually like using HM Slaves...but I'm strange like that =3
I do have at least 1-2 HM Slaves in my PC though, and I'll only get them out if I really need them, like using Flash, Rock Smash, Rock Climb etc.
But otherwise, I have my party with my favourite Pokemon, because for me, HM Slaves just waste my time somehow ._." In my opinion anyway...

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"Let me warn you about something. Every game has it's rules. And those rules are cemented the second you start to play."
Peter White | Alice in the Country of Hearts

I use Fly and Surf on my main Pokemon team. <.> If another Hm is needed I pick a pokemon who can learn the rest. So far I don't want to add an HM to any of my team, especially since Im so close to going at the top of Mt. Silver and I pretty much need someone with Rock Climb >.> so I still need it >:c
Right now Steelix is the HM Slave <_>

Yes, I use them, but only if necessary. As much as possible I fill in the six slots of my party with the Pokemon I like. Usually I teach some HMs which would fit in one of my Pokemon's movesets, (eg. Waterfall to Gyarados, Surf to Empoleon, etc.)

Spoiler:- Credits::

...to Eeveelover824 for the Dragon TPC button, Shadow♠ for the Ghost Type Club button, and Brutaka for the Fire Type Club button.